Can we be a team?

angelfire78

@angelfire78

Abir and Kuhu walk towards the campsite. The kids are all awake. They introduce themselves and help put away the bedding. They sit and talk to the kids for a bit asking about each of them so they can figure out what to do to entertain them during the day. They then send the kids to get ready before breakfast arrives and start arranging everything to serve breakfast. 

Kuhu - Bro…

A - Hmmm

Kuhu - Aap mujhse naaraaz nahi hain na? 

A - Nahi toh

Kuhu - I just wanted to say, #extremelysorry meri wajah se…

A - It’s really OK, but agar kisi aur ne pe li hoti toh bahut bada problem ho sakta tha. Socho, agar naanu pe lete toh?

Kuhu - I know bro. Ye excuse nahi hai, par main sach mein darr gayi thi

A - Next time yaad rakhna OK? Bro code hai - listening without judgement

Kuhu - Thanks bro! Aap Mishti aur mere baare mein kuch nahi kahenge?

A - #keepitseparate right? Haan agar pooch rahi ho toh yahi kahunga ki tum dono ko baat karna chahiye

Kuhu - Main try karungi! Main mamma ko phone karke aati hoon. Woh sab pareshaan honge.

Kuhu walks away to call Varsha.

Kuhu - Hello? Mamma? Sab theek hai na?

Varsha - Kuhu, wahan sab kaisa hai? 

Kuhu - Hum sab theek hain mamma #fine 

Varsha - Kunal kaisa hai? 

Kuhu - Woh theek hai

Varsha - Tumne kuch nahi bataya humein.

Kuhu - Mamma Kunal abhi bhi adjust kar raha hai, main kaise batati?

Varsha - Accha koi baat nahi. Jab tum log wapas aaoge tab baat karenge. Tab tak uska khayal rakhna, theek hai?

Kuhu - #definitely mamma.

Varsha - Aur Kuhu…

Kuhu - Hmmm

Varsha - Tumhare aur Mishti ke beech jo bhi problems hain, tum dono baat karke resolve kar lena. Uss ghar mein kafi saare problems hain, tum dono ko ek saath hoke unhe face karna hoga. 

Kuhu - OK Mamma, you don’t worry #chill

Varsha - OK, ab rakhti hoon. Agar kuch problem ho toh phone karna.

Kuhu - Bye

Abir in the meantime calls Jugnu.

A - Jugnu, ghar mein sab theek hai? Hamare jaane ke baad?

Jugnu - Haan bhaiyya, sab theek hai. 

A - Ok good

Jugnu - Bhaiya…

A - Haan?

Jugnu - Aap log holi tak aa jaoge?

A - Haan holi tak to definitely aa jaenge. Tumhein kya lagta hai, Meenu ka munna 15 days camping karega? Big Ben ne poocha kya?

Jugnu - Nahi, main aise hi puch raha tha

Nannu - Gadheda phone mein hai kya Jugnu? Phone dena. Hey gadheda?

A - Haan naanu

Nannu - Jaldi kaam khatam karke aa jana. Holi ke liye kuch special plan karenge. 

A - Of course bro. Bye!

Kunal and Mishti come out and join them. Breakfast is delivered. The kids come and everyone eats. The locals come to see the camp and suggest some local candidates for looking after the kids in the short term. Kunal and Mishti decide to call them for interviews.

Mishti calls BM after breakfast.

Mishti - Radhekrishna badi-maa

BM - Radhekrishna. Mishti, wahan sab theek hai?

Mishti - Haan badi-maa. Bacche sab theek hain aur hum toh aaj hi kuch logon ki interview le rahe hain, toh kaam shayad jaldi khatam ho jayegi

BM - Acchi baat hai lekin main toh tum logon ke bare mein pooch rahi thi. Rajvansh sadan mein…

Mishti - Hum sab theek hain badi-maa. Maine kaha na, hum sab handle kar lenge. Aapko bhi bahut shock hua hoga. Ghar mein sab theek hain? Varsha aunty?

BM - Varsha thodi pareshan hai. Woh - Kuhu aur Kunal dono ke bare mein sochke. Lekin Kuhu ne baat kiya usse. 

M - Accha badi-maa. 

BM - Tum aur Kuhu mein koi jhagda toh nahi hua Mishti?

M - Nahi badi-maa. 

BM - Acchi baat hai, jhagda hua bhi toh 

M - Hum aapas mein manage kar lenge. Humare beech ke problems se uss ghar mein koi tension nahi hoga. Trust me.

BM - Meri pyaari gudiya rani

M - Badi-maa, abhi interview ke liye aa jayenge. Humein bhi kuch ready karna hai. Main baad mein baat karti hoon, OK? Bye.

Abir and Kuhu spend the day with the kids teaching them music and dance. Kunal and Mishti handle the interviews and end up selecting a couple of them and plan to do a trial run that night.

Everyone comes together again for tea and snacks. Kids play some games and Abir is watching them. Kunal is doing some work. Kuhu and Mishti decide to clean up the room where the teacher used to stay to see if they can use it for the night. They work without speaking to each other for a while. After some time,

Kuhu - Mujhse kuch kehna hai ya phir as usual #mahaan banne ka irada hai?

M - Tumhari problem kya hai yaar? Jab mein tumhari idiotic harkatein ignore karti hoon ya phir tumhe jo chahiye deti hoon toh mujhe mahaan kehti ho aur jab aisa nahi karti tab bhi chid jaati ho. Jab tumhari business mein interfere nahi karti hoon tab bhi problem aur jab karti hoon tab bhi problem. 

Kuhu - Kyunki mujhe pata nahi chalta ki tum kab interfere karogi aur kab nahi. Main predict hi nahi kar sakti ki tum kab kya karogi aur kaise react karogi #unpredictable! Tum jo kehti ho aur karti ho usme koi relation hi nahi hai #unrelated

M - Aur tum jo kehti ho woh hamesha mean karti ho kya? Tumhe sach mein laga ki mein coffee pe lungi aur tumhe woh theek laga? 

Kuhu - Tumhe pata hai aisa nahi hai #notfair. Maine baar baar bola ki galti se pills gir gaye. 

M - Aise sleeping pills haath mein rakh ke kaun ghoomta hai? Galti se pills gir gaye, galti se haar toot gayi... OK main accept karti hoon. Toh tum kyun nahi maanti ki mujhse bhi galti hogayi? Maine jaan bujh ke divorce papers sabke samne nahi laye the.

Kuhu - Toh mere papers cupboard se leke haath mein rakh ke tum kyun ghoom rahi thi? Tumhare shaadi ke din? 

Mishti - Maine socha ki tum meri waje se sabse sach chupa rahi ho. Tumne bhi sabko wahi kaha - tumhare life mein sab problems ke liye mujhe blame kiya right?

Kuhu - Haan, kyunki main khud manage kar rahi thi sab. Sab kuch theek hone hi wala tha aur phir poori family involve ho gayi aur sab itna complicated ho gaya. 

Mishti - Family se itni badi baat kaun chupata hai yaar?

Kuhu - Woh decision meri thi #mylifemydecision. Main tumhari tarah sabke samne sab baat nahi karna chahti. Mujhe meri life mein #limelight acchi lagti hai, #drama nahi.

M - OK fine, main help hi karna chahti thi lekin woh tumhare liye problem ho gaya. My fault! Lekin maine koshish ki na tumhare liye? Mandap share kiya na? Uske baad tumhe pehle shaadi bhi karni thi? Tumhe toh pata tha kitne problems ke baad Abir aur meri shaadi ho rahi thi... Mere bare mein nahi toh tumhare bro ke bare mein sochti!

Kuhu - Toh tumne woh bhi manage kar liya na. Sabko tumhari shaadi yaad rahegi! Kunal bhi mujhe chodke tum dono ki shaadi dekhne chala gaya!

M - Aur woh meri fault kaise ho gayo yaar? Tum kab tumhare life ke problems ke liye mujhe blame karna band karogi? Main bhi tension mein thi ki muhurat nikal jayega...

Kuhu - OK, #Iacceptit. Mujhe pata hai maine jo demand kiya woh unfair tha. Tumhe bura laga na? Toh tumne kuch kaha kyun nahi? Tum toh aise behave kar rahi thi jaise tumhe kuch fark nahi padta. 

M - Meri shaadi thi Kuhu. Main try kar rahi thi ki main khush rahun, jo bhi ho! And I didn’t want to let anything spoil my day. Usse tumhein kya problem ho gaya? 

Kuhu - I don’t know! Shayad yahi ki jab main irritated hoon toh main dikha deti hoon aur tumne aisa nahi kiya!

M - Main sach mein irritated nahi rehna chahti thi Kuhu. Main sirf meri shaadi enjoy karna chahti thi. 

Kuhu (understands, but) - #whatever. Anyway, maine tumhare griha pravesh ke liye sab acche se plan kiya na?

M - Woh jab hum aaye kisi ka na rehana tumhari idea thi?

Kuhu - Nahi, woh maa ki thi, lekin baaki sab toh maine hi kiya na

M - OK thank you! Lekin maa aur mere beech as it is relationship itna accha nahi hai. Tum use aur mat bigado please.

Kuhu - Main kyun tum dono ke beech aaongi?

M - Accha? Aur mandir ke baahar maa se kya keh rahi thi mere baare mein? 

Kuhu - Main dari hui thi thi yaar, and anyway, maa toh tumhein khush karne ke liye extra hard try kar rahi hain. Unhone khud kaha tha mujhse ki main Parul maasi ki bahu hoon aur tum unki aur isliye woh try kar rahi hain ki tum ghar mein welcome feel karo. Tumhein kya problem hai? Aate hi ek nahi do haar diya aur ghar ki badi bahu ho toh saare hak bhi. Saari limelight le li na tumne!

M - Man sirf yahi chahti hoon ki uss ghar mein sab mujhe accept karein. Tumse main kitni baar kahoon ki mujhe kuch limelight nahi chahiye. Tum rakh lo saari limelight. 

Kuhu - Tum nahi chahti ho, tab bhi milta toh tumhi ko hai. Naanu haar dete hain, maa bhi haar deti hai, puja tumhein aur Bro ko karna hai...sab cheez mein Mishti Mishti Mishti! I am #sickofit.

M - Puja toh Abir ki NGO karti hai Kuhu. Toh tumhara plan tha ki main pills leke so jaon? Aur phir puja tum karoge? 

Kuhu - OK ek baat clarify karna hai mujhe. Maine socha toh tha ki tum pills leke so jaogi toh main puja karungi kyunki main bahut irritated thi ki tumne mujhse puja mein interfere nahi karne ke liye kaha tha. Lekin maine decide kar liya tha ki main aisa nahi karungi aur phir tum aur bro kitchen mein aaye aur takraye mujhse. Uss confusion mein pills gir gaye the. Maine kisi ko coffee peene se nahi roka woh meri galti thi par pills maine jaan bujke nahi giraye the OK?

M - Accha, toh main...

Abir and Kunal walk in.

A - Mishti...

Kunal - Kuhu...

Kuhu & M shout together - Kya hai?

Kunal - Hum bacchon ko leke ek walk karna chahte the. Socha aap logon ne kaam khatam kiya toh humare saath chal sakta ho

A - Lekin aap dono jhagda, I mean, baat karna continue karo. Humein kuch problem nahi hai. Main aur Nanko manage kar lenge. Kyun Nanko?

Kunal - Haan, of course bhai!

M - Hum baat kar rahe hain toh tum dono ko kuch problem hai kya?

A - Problem? Humein kya problem ho sakti hai? Nanko tumhe kuch problem hai kya?

Kuhu - Haan Kunal, bolo, tumhe kuch problem hai?

Kunal - Problem...nahi. Main toh soch raha tha - raat tak ye discussion khatam ho jayega kya? 

Kuhu - What?

A (pulling Kunal)- Kuch nahi bro, hum bacchon ko leke walk pe chalte hain.

M - OK tum log jao apne walk pe

Kuhu - #nicelongwalk!

A/Kunal (escaping from there) - Bye

M - Tumhe kya lagta hai, darr gaye kya?

Kuhu - #don’tknowdon’tcare but are we OK now? Truce?

M - Main toh pehle se hi ready thi. OK. Truce! 

Kuhu - OK! Ab iss bedding ka kya karen? Ispe toh so nahi sakte yaar #disgusting.

M - Let’s see kya arrange kar sakta hain…

Abir and Kunal are walking with the kids.

A - Let’s hope ki unke beech ke problems resolve ho jayen

Kunal - Right...kyun?

A - Woh dono jhagda karenge toh humein bhi problem ho sakti hai

Kunal - Kyun? Kya humein bhi jhagda karna padega? Aisa koi rule hai kya?

A - Aisa koi rule nahi hai Nanko lekin kya tumhe lagta hai ki humari biwi khush nahi hain toh hum khush reh sakte hain?

Kunal - Yeh sab bahut complicated ho raha hai bhai

A - Koi baat nahi, sab theek hoga. Ab chalo!

After the kids get back from the walk, everyone freshens up and they all have dinner. The new chaperones come to spend the night with the kids. They have nice campfire games for the kids and then song and dance. Finally all the kids are exhausted and go to sleep, the chaperones accompany them. 

Abir, Mishti, Kuhu, and Kunal are still sitting around the campfire talking and having chai.

Kuhu - Accha humein bhi sona chahiye #sweetdreams

Kunal - Haan, kal in logon ko finalize karenge toh kaam khatam. Hum wapas ja sakte hain. Office mein bahut kaam hai.

A - Aur Nanko kaam ke bina kuch nahi hota, I mean, Nanko ke bina kuch kaam nahi hota…

M - Itna kaam hote hue bhi tum help karne aaye, thank you Kunal 

Kunal - Maa toh manage kar lengi but…

A - Jab tab hum wapas jayenge, maa manage bhi kar legi aur unka agla plan bhi bana diya hoga

Kuhu - Kaisa plan bro? Maa kyun koi plan banayegi?

A - Kyun toh main nahi janta. Shayad unko bhi pata nahi ho? Par koi plan toh banayegi kyunki unka puja wala plan toh work nahi hua

Kunal - Bhai maine kaha tha na, maa aisa nahi kar sakti

A - Aur maine bhi kaha tha tumse, maa Mishti ke saaath kuch bhi kar sakti hain (notices Kunal’s look) Nanko, tumhein kuch pata hai kya? Maa kya karne wali hain?

Kunal - Bhai mujhe nahi lagta…

A - Meenu ka plan aur Meenu ka munna ko kuch pata nahi, aisa ho hi nahi sakta

Kunal - Mujhe ye nahi lagta ki maa koi plan kar rahi hain. Aur Kuhu bhi keh rahi thi ki maa Mishti ko ye dikhana chahti hain ki unhone use accept kar liya hai.

Kuhu - Haan bro, maa ne khud mujhse kaha!

A - Hmmm. Nanko, bol na kya baat hai 

Kunal (looking at Kuhu) - Maa Red Pear Travels Mishti ke naam karna chahti hain.

Kuhu - What? (Looking at Mishti) Dekho tumhare idea ka asar. 

Kunal - Kuhu, ye Mishti ka nahi, maa ka idea hai

Kuhu - Lekin isi ne shuru kiya, tumhare kaam se peeche hatne ka idea sunake

A - Actually bro woh idea Mishti ka nahi tha, mera bhi nahi tha. Nanko, Parul maasi ne mujhse request kiya ki main tumse baat karun ki kaam se peeche hatke tum Kuhu ko thoda dyaan do

Kunal - What?

A - Lekin manna padega, maa ki planning hamesha kamal ki hai

Kuhu - What do you mean bro? Abhi aapne kaha ki maasi…

A - Haan, of course maa mujhse khud kuch kehti, toh mujhe shak ho jata, lekin maasi ko aise Nanko ko kaam se break lene ki idea kahan se aa gayi? Aur company ko Mishti ko gift mein dena! Directly toh kuch kar nahi sakti na, unhone toh yahi dikhaya hai ki woh Mishto ko accept karna chahti hain.

M - Tumhe nahi lagta tum kuch jyada hi soch rahe ho? Maa koi serial ki villain thode hi hai

Kunal - Mishti’s right bhai 

Kuhu - Bro, ye thoda jyada ho gaya #toomuch

A - Tum logon ko main kaise samjhaoon? Tum sab ko pata hai ki maa ne mujhe aur Mishti ko door rakhne ke liye kya kya kiya hai. Mishti maane ya na maane, humare liye toh woh serial ki villain hi hain. Nanko, main janta hoon ki woh tumhare liye aisa nahi hain but tum ye bhi jaante ho ki woh apni baat manvane ke liye kya kya kar sakti hain. Bro, ab toh tumhein time mila na pills wale incident ke bare mein sochne ke liye. Kya tumhe lagta hai ki sab kuch coincidence tha?

Everyone is thinking.

A - Tum log aaram se socho, lekin hum sab ko saath rehna hai toh humein ek team banke maa ka samna karna padega. Unhe samjhana padega ki Mishti aur Kuhu hamare zindagi mein hamesha rahenge.

Kunal - Aap hi bolo na bhai. Aap maa ki plans acche se samajhte hain kyunki aap maa jaise hi sochte hain

A - Kya?

M - Kunal theek hi toh keh raha hai. Ek minute mein itna decoding kar liya maa ki plan ke baare mein

Kuhu - #absolutely

A - Accha...team toh main banana chahta tha maa se deal karne ke liye, aur tum log mere khilaf team bana rahe ho? Theek hai, jaake khud deal karlo apne drago saas se

Kunal - Nahi seriously, aap bataiye ki aap kya soch rahe hain

A - Main toh yahi soch raha hoon ki hamare beech misunderstandings or secrets honge toh koi bhi woh use karke hamare beech dooriyan bada sakta hai. Toh humein aapas mein sach bolna chahiye, even if it hurts. OK?

M/Kunal/Kuhu - OK

A - Accha Mishti tum bolo na ki Nanko ne jo company ke bare mein bola hai, tumhe kaisa laga? 

M - Main toh kafi  shocked hoon ki maa aur Kunal ye maante hain ki main company ki responsibility le sakti hoon, aur thodi khushi hai ki shayad woh mujhe accept karne ki try kar rahi hain

Kuhu - Aur uske liye tum Kunal ki mehnat ka phal le logi? Tumhein company kyun mile?

A - Aur yahi samjhane ki koshish kar raha tha main. Mishti maa ye nahi dikhana chahti ki woh tujhe accept karti hain, woh toh Kuhu aur tumahre beech problems badane ki koshish kar rahi hain.

Kunal - Par kyun?

M - Kyunki hum jhada karenge toh wohi unke liye proof hoga ki hum is ghar ke liye sahi bahu nahi hain

Kuhu - Unhe mujhse ab tak kuch problem nahi thi. In fact unhone hi mujhe mere hak ke liye ladne ka strength diya

A - Maa ke intentions assume karna dangerous hai bro. Tumhe bura laga jab Mishti ko naanu ne haar diya. Mami ko bhi bura laga. Kyun nahi lagega? Woh dono bhi toh isi ghar ki bahu hain aur unko ye sab nahi mil raha hai. Ab Mishti ko hi kyun? Ye sab toh ghar mein misunderstandings create karenge na. Aur blame toh Mishti par hi aayega kyunki wohi maa ke liye scapegoat hai. Lekin ye mat assume karna ki maa tumhe apni baat prove karne ke liye use nahi karengi. 

Kunal - Bhai hum toh saas bahu saazish ka joke kar rahe the. Aap toh aise bol rahe hain...

A - Nanko tum abhi bhi maa ki poore soch ko samajh nahi pa rahe ho

Kunal - Accha toh Kuhu ko pata hai na ab, toh woh kuch nahi bolegi na?

A - Aur agar Kuhu chup rahi toh kya koi aur nahi bolega? Varsha aunty? Shaurya uncle? Jasmeet chachi bhi nahi puchegi? Ghar mein kisi ko problem nahi hoga ki Kunal ne apni company Mishti ko de di?

M - OK fine, ab bata bhi do ki kya karen ab?

Kuhu - Wapas kar do company ko

Kunal - What?

Kuhu - Haan, tum company usko do, aur woh accept karke wapas tumhe hi de degi

A - Ye idea acchi hai

Kunal - OK, fine lekin before we decide ki aisa hi karenge, mujhe iske bare mein aur sochna hai.  Ab toh mujhe sona hai. Hum kahan so rahe hain? At least tent hai na?

Kuhu - Actually Kunal, tumhare liye surprise hai. Hum jo kamara clean kar rahe the, hum wahin soyenge

Kunal - What? Mujhe nahi sona hai uss mattress pe

Kuhu - #yikes poori baat toh suno. Humne bed bahar rakh di hai, aur hamare sleeping bags ko mattress bana di floor pe

Kunal - Oh good. At least tent mein sona nahi padega!

They say goodnight and leave.

A - Aur hum kahan so rahe hain wifey?

M - Aao dikhati hoon…